Badu Island

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 813 people in Badu Island. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 86.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Badu Island was 25 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 35.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.6% of the population.

Of people in Badu Island aged 15 years and over, 23.2% were married and 2.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Badu Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 17.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 35.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Badu Island 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 74.8% were in primary school, 9.3% in secondary school and 6.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Badu Island, 20.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Badu Island were Torres Strait Islander 54.3%, Australian Aboriginal 12.5%, Maritime South-East Asian, nec 12.0%, Papua New Guinean 8.4% and Australian 3.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Badu Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Badu Island, 93.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Papua New Guinea 4.3% and Netherlands 0.4%.

In Badu Island, 82.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Badu Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 86.9%, Papua New Guinea 9.2%, New Zealand 0.5% and England 0.4%.

In Badu Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 87.4%, Papua New Guinea 7.8%, England 0.7% and New Zealand 0.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Badu Island were Anglican 37.2%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 24.9%, No Religion, so described 10.1%, Not stated 6.8% and Catholic 5.6%. In Badu Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Badu Island 7.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 45.9%, Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 35.3% and Kiwai 2.2%.

Employment

There were 197 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Badu Island. Of these 51.3% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 8.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Badu Island, 5.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Badu Island included Professionals 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.8%, Labourers 11.0%, Managers 9.4%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.2%.

Of the employed people in Badu Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 23.5%, Primary Education 13.5%, Other Allied Health Services 8.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.1% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 6.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Badu Island was $368.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Badu Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 40.8%, Car, as driver 28.7%, Car, as passenger 14.4%, Car as driver, car as passenger 4.0% and Other 3.4%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Badu Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.0% provided care for children and 6.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Badu Island, 21.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Badu Island, 52.0% were couple families with children, 12.3% were couple families without children and 32.4% were one parent families.

In Badu Island, 20.3% of single parents were male and 79.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Badu Island, of couple families with children, 9.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 9.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Badu Island, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Badu Island, 82.2% were separate houses, 17.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Badu Island, of occupied private dwellings 9.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 36.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 3.4 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Badu Island, 1.5% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 96.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Badu Island, of all households, 78.3% were family households, 20.2% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

In Badu Island, 37.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Badu Island, 41.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 8.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Badu Island, 78.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Badu Island, 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.9% were female. The median age was 22 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Badu Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $835.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Badu Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $108 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)